big fish

noun

An important person.

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Meanings

noun
  1. idiomaticsingularusuallyAn important person.

    Nevertheless, First looks set to become a big fish in this marginal pond.

    2024 December 27, Philip Haigh, “FirstGroup advances its plans for open access expansion”, in RAIL, number 1025, page 49

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan important influential person

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big shotbig gunbig wheelbig cheesebig dealbig enchiladahead honcho
Broader
important personinfluential personpersonage
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big cheesebig dealbig enchiladabig gunbig shotbig wheelhead honcho

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

big fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20fish

MLA

“big fish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20fish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big fish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20fish.

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